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A building or an office that people use here for daily meetings. The white house staff do. Were going to talk to the Vice President in a moment. First, lets go out to the north lawn at the white house. Nbcs Peter Alexander is joining us. Were going to talk about what the president had to say about afghanistan last night. Reporter good morning. Become welcome to the white house. The president who has blasted the war in afghanistan a total disaster and calling for a sweeping withdrawal. Monday, outlining his long awaited strategy for resolving the 16yearold conflict, but offering few details about how he would do it or what victory would look like. The president in primetime, acknowledging an aboutface on afghanistan. My original instinct was to pull out. But all my life, ive heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. Reporter President Trump, now promising to pump additional troops into the wartorn country. Not specifying how many and not naming any benchmarks for success. Conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. I will not say when were going to attack. But attack we will. Reporter the longawaited announcement following months of deliberations. A hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum that terrorists, including isis and al qaeda, would instantly fill. Reporter still, the president insisting his new plan would not be openended. Our commitment is not unlimited. And our support is not a blank check. Reporter detailing what may be best described as the emerging trump doctrine. We are not nation building again. We are killing terrorists. Reporter mr. Trump the thirdstraight president to grapple will this conflict. Terrorists take heed, america will not let up until you are dealt a lasting defeat. Reporter calling for a diplomatic surge and asking pakistan to stand up. We can no longer be silent about pakistans safe haven for terrorists. Loyalty demands love for one another. Love for america, requires love for all of its people. Reporter calling for peace at home, while making americas longest war abroad even longer. The president s tone on afghanistan, strikingly different from candidate trump. Were on track, now, to spend, 6 trillion. 6 trillion. Could are rebuilt our country twice. Reporter back then, telling matt lauer, under the leadership of barack obama and hillary clinton, the generals have been reduced to rubble. Reporter now, backing a pentagon plan and drawing praise from top republicans, including critic lindsay dwraey graham. Im proud of my president. Reporter the president making this declaration, despite offering few details. Im a problemsolver. And in the end, we will win. Reporter the speech didnt sit well with one corner of the president s base. Immediately after the end of the remarks, breitbart, the conservative media outlet run by the ousted chief stevebannon, said it flipflops on course. The president heads out west for another campaignstyle rally in phoenix. Matt . Peter, thank you very much. The Vice President of the United States is mike pence. He joins us live. Mr. Vice president , its nice to see you. Thank you, matt. Welcome to the white house. Thank you. Its good to be here. Lets talk about the president s speech last night. Getting applause from a lot of people. A lot of the criticism deals with spaecifics. He dsaid he would send more troops but didnt give a timeline. You were part of the strategy. How many troops are going . The answer to that will be based on the conditions on the ground, which is the fundamental change that our president is taking to afghanistan. In the past, the last administration in particular, we had a changing strategy and changing tactics on the ground. There were artificial timetables for the withdraw. Conditions on the ground, the drive toward a stable and peaceful afghanistan will drive american policy and will drive american decisions in the region. You say this is a departures from the past, the obama administration. The editor of breitbart tweeted, trumps afghanistan speech was obamas speech minus the deadline and the details. He says this strategy is similar to the strategy of barack obama. The truth is that the last administration engaged in a shortterm surge in afghanistan and announced a timetable for withdrawal, literally emboldening the enemies. That region is home to 20 different terrorist organizations that are recognized by our national government. We havent been sending a clear signal about american commitment and reserve. Taking in the view of his generals and key diplomats and state department, President Trump sent a message of resolve and commitment. He said to the people of afghanistan, we are with you. To pakistan, he needs to step up. He is calling on india to be a better and strategic partner. Its a new strategy driving towards the objective of a stable and peaceful afghanistan in the longterm. Without a timeline, this is an openended commitment on a war that has dragged on for 16 years. The pentagon in june made a request for nearly 4,000 troops to deploy in the reege gioregio. Is that the number . . Its yet to be seen. Well be making recommendations. What the president has decided is to deploy a sufficient number of troops at the brigade level in afghanistan, to assist the afghans who are at the lead, the tip of the spear in fight, to assist them in the fight against the taliban, al qaeda, isis that are there. And the president is going to make available Additional Air combat resources, using that brigade personnel to call in the fi firepower. We made a commitment to be there. And the american troops will be able to accomplish that there, just like theyre doing in iraq and syria. The president said they have to do more in pakistan. They have to stop terrorists and stop letting them operate been their borders. Will he go one step further and declare pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism . Pakistan needs to do more. We think back to the time that the mastermind of 9 11, osama bin laden, was found, living in a compound in pakistan, literally within a few short miles of their military academy. Were aware that terrorist elements that attack our troops attack innocent civilians and afghan forces, will bring violence and race across the border. What the president said to pakistan, were putting them on notice. They have to step up as a partner, if they want to see the unite continue to partner with them, for security in the region, they need to do more to confront the terrorist organizations that are using, particularly northern pakistan, waziristan area, as a safe haich haven. Have you ever met a neonazi or a White Nationalist or a white sprupremacist that you consider to be a fine person . Never in my life have i met anyone associated with white supremacist or the kkk or neonazi movement, would i have anything other than contempt for. I cant remember meeting people in that category. I see them on television. As the president has made clear, we have denounced those organizations. But the president said that there were fine people on both sides of that rally in charlottesville. When he said those words, you obviously didnt agree with them. Did they offend you, those words . Say again. Obviously, the president said he thought there were fine people on both sides of that rally in charlottesville. When he said that, you just told me you dont agree with that. Did the president o frieffend y . The president and i were very clear that we denounce bigotry and hatred in all its forms. He said there were fine people on both sighs of that rally. The president denounced white supremacists, neonazis and the kkk repoetedleatedlrepeatedly. He did it on sunday. On monday. And in a press conference tuesday. There was no moral equivalency. And when david duke heard the comments made by the president on charlottesville, he thanked the president. How can you be thanked by david duke, a white supremacist, and not be on the wrong side of the issue. I cant account for the views of that person or their conditions. The president disavowed david duke long ago. And we disavow him, as well. The point is, i think is disc s disconcerting to the american people, our views of the bigots, the president rejected, he likened america to personnel. He said when one has patriotism for your heart, theres no room for bigotry or hatred. Thats the core of this president. The core of this administration. Youre a loyal defender of this president and you should be defended for that. Other top leaders have rebuked him. Business leaders have rebuked him for his comments on charlottesville. You continue to defend him. Are you putting your loyalty above and in front of whats in your heart and your gut . I know this president. I know his heart. And i heard him. I heard him on the day that the charlottesville tragedy haed wh happened when he denounced hate and violence. I heard him on that monday. And i heard him like tuesday, like millions of americans did, where he condemned the hate and the bigotry that was evidence there. But went back to say there was blame on both sides. Well continue to do that. We understand. We understand that criticism comes with this job. And this president has the kind of broad shoulders to be able to take it. But last night, i thought what you heard the president do, in addition to announcing a new strategy that we believe is going to advance the security and the safety of the american people, advance stability for south asia for this generation and the next. What you heard this president do, and what he will continue to do, to call america to unity. We need to come together around o soldiers. We need to come together around the most vulnerable. The president says, when were united, theres nothing the people of the United States cant establish. I can talk to you for a couple of hours. Its time to wrap. I will say, Vice President pence, thank you for your time this morning. Appreciate it. Thank you. We have breaking news overnight. A dozen of passengers injured when a train crashed into another train outside of philadelphia. Rehema ellis has the latest on this accident. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, avenue in savannah. The accident happened just after midnight. Injuring more than 40 passengers. And four of them in Critical Condition this morning. The trains conductor was hospitalized, treated and released. It happened at one of the stations behind me. Rattled passengers as they were winding down their day. Overnight, panic and pain for latenight commuters in pennsylvania, after a highspeed train crashed into an empty railcar, parked in a suburban philadelphia station, injuries dozens of passengers. We got to the terminal. I stood up to get to my bus on him. Smack, hit the other trolley. The inbound norristown train, crashed into a parked train, injuring 42 people. My face hit the wall, put a big hole in the wall. I went straight down. I blacked out. Theres blood everywhere. The driver is all banged up. One girl was bleeding out of her face pretty bad. Came in hot or fast, and struck the other train. Reporter eight area hospitals are treating patients injured in the collision. The trains conductor was among those hospitalized and later released. This crash is the third in a string of accidents in the philadelphia area in recent years. In february, four people were injured when multiple cars collided near the 69th street terminal. In may 2015, eight people died and more than 200 were injured when an amtrak regional train, bound for new york city, derailed in philadelphia. The southeastern pennsylvania transportation sport, septa, said there will be Service Disruptions this morning. The cause of this crash is being investigated. Rehema, thank you. Ten american sailors missing after the collision with the uss john mccain. And the investigation is taking a new twist. Could the ship and others in the navy fleet, targeted by hackers. Jani janice, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. That is uss mccain over my shoulder. Navy officials confirming that some of the remains of the missing sailors have been found in damaged areas of the ship. And the Malaysian Navy has found some remains at sea. U. S. Military divers now searching the flooded areas of the destroyer that collided with an oil tanker monday. It comes amid new details of what mobipossibly went wrong. A Navy Official said that the warship suffered a steering failure in the strait of malacca. The navy not ruling out a possible cyber attack. Admiral John Richardson tweeting, possibility of cyber intrusion or sabotage. No indications right now. But review will consider all possibilities. For the seventh fleet based in japan, the fourth major mishap in just six months. In june uss fitzgerald, another destroyer, collided with a cargo ship. The ships top two officers, since relieved of their duties. American guided missile destroyers are out of action, with tensions at a high with north korea. Now, the focus very much on finding the lost sailors and helping their families. Janis mackey for us. Al is so elated by the ellipse, he cant come in there. I had fun just watching it on tv. Were going to see the chance of some stronger storms today. This will be in upstate new york, through new york and northcentral pennsylvania, where we could see damaging wind gusts. 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South jersey at 75. And there are cooler neighborhoods in the lee slihig valley and the suburbs. Temperatures will soar today into the 90s. Look what is moving in late tonight, showers and thunderstorms and the potential for Severe Weather moving into the Lehigh Valley, the suburbs and philadelphia. Bill, thank you. 7 27. Now the breaking news we have been following all morning long, an Early Morning train crash injuries dozens of people or the norristown high speed line. One train collided with a parked train at the 69th transportation center. Septa says none of the injuries is lifethreatening. The crash only slightly impacted the morning commute. Well get you updated with the firstalert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington. There were changes and local service only trains are running out of 69th Street Transportation Center every 20 minutes in addition to no bryn mawr stops. Were also watching a few more things for the commute. 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In a rare primetime order to the nation, the president makes his case to expand u. S. Involvement in afghanistan without getting specific about troop increases or a time